Milty Tells Of Illegitimate Son Unaware Of The Truth

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Milton Berle has an illegitimate son he sometimes runs into at Hollywood parties, but the comedian has never disclosed their relationship, an associate confirmed.

''My son always comes up to me and says, 'Hello, Milton. How are you?' Little does he know he's talking to his father,''' the National Enquirer quotes Berle as saying in its Sept. 4 issue.

Michael Bass, producer of a television special Berle is preparing on his 75 years in show business, verified the Enquirer's story.

Berle, 82, says his 51-year-old son was born to an actress he met at the Beverly Hills Hotel. ''It was very early in our careers and neither of us was looking for any long-term involvement,'' he said. He keeps silent out of respect for her, he said. ''In case I die without ever telling him, he's taken care of in my will.''